by Alice T | Dec 5, 2021 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
Media stories this week of an adoption breakdown, from the perspective of an adoptive mother who felt she had no option but to ask for her older child (15) to return to care, have provoked lots of comment, some of it scathing. We’ve gathered the reports and broadcasts...
by Alice T | Jul 22, 2021 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
Channel 4 broadcast an episode of its Dispatches documentary series on Tuesday, called Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered, presented by Louise Tickle, above. Responses to it have varied widely. Here’s mine. True, it featured a young man affected and lots of...
by Alice T | Jun 14, 2021 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
At the latest Cafcass Open Board Meeting we asked about news that Cafcass are starting to trigger their prioritisation protocol and open allocation hubs for private law cases in some areas, and for an update on handling of domestic abuse cases. The Family Justice...
by Alice T | Apr 25, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to this month’s Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Express...
by Alice T | Apr 3, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The Court of Appeal have affirmed Mrs Justice Roberts’ original decision refusing disclosure of court documents to investigative journalist Melanie Newman. Newman’s appeal was dismissed. The judgment containing the court’s full legal...
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